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HAMDT 849 (101st)

An amendment in the nature of a substitute which mandates certain changes in the grant-making procedures of the National Endowment of the Arts to ensure greater accountability and to allocate a greater share of NEA funds to states. The amendment specifies that obscentity is without artistic merit and may not be funded by the Endowment, but leaves the final determination of obs cenity to the courts. The amendment also specifies that in the issuing of grants, the National Endowment for the Arts must take into consideration "general standards of decency and respect for the diverse beliefs and values of the American public.".